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Limited youth participation in agriculture a concern: Shiweda

Limited youth participation in agriculture a concern: Shiweda

Written by Linea Dishena on 17 June 2019.

WARMQUELLE, 17 JUN (NAMPA) – The low level of participation by Namibian youth in agricultural activities threatens the future of the agricultural sector, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Anna Shiweda has said.
Speaking at the launch of an agricultural project for the Warmquelle, Fransfontein and Sesfontein areas in the Kunene Region on Friday, Shiweda said about 37 per cent of the Namibian population is made up of young people under the age of 15 years, while the average Namibian farmer ...

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